Baby trainer chamber



Dec. 22, 1953 v, HEATH 2,663,861

BABY TRAINER CHAMBER Filed June 2'7, 1951 TO BATTERY wlllllllla AND BELLS jg INVENTOR. J19K L HEA TH Patented Dec. 22, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

The present invention relates'to a'baby trainer chamber and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements of parts herein described and claimed.

Generally there is'provided a baby chamber pot consisting of a porcelainized' container mounted in a wooden housing by novel means and which housing is provided with a hinged seat cover and a hinged seat. The housing is also providedwith a handle for carrying the sam: from place to place. Within the housing there is mounted upon a novel bracket a'plurali-ty of dry cell batteries and there is also provided an alarm housing containing an alarm which may be in the form of a bell, chimes or the like. The bottom of the container has fixed therein in spaced relation a pair of-al'uminum contact discs which are afiixed thereto by means of screwswhich protrude through the bottom of the container and are electrically connected to the batteries and alarm. A yieldable contact arm is removably mounted upon one side of the chamber and extends in close spaced relation over one of the discs. The. device is adapted to complete a circuit between the discs upon the reception of urine within the containerthereby completing a circuit between the discs or upon depression of the flexible armv by fecal matter to-thus depress the arm into contact with its associated disc to like- Wise complete a circuit to the alarm.

It'isiaccordingly an object of the invention to provide a novel baby trainer chamber pot.

Another object of the invention is'to provide a device of the character set forth which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and yet effectivexand' eiiicient in use.

Still another object of' the invention is the provision, in a device of the character set forth, of novel means for completing an electrical circuit forming a part of the invention.

A further object of the invention is the provision, in a device of the character set forth, of a novel battery supporting bracket forming part of the invention.

Other and further objects of the invention will become apparent from a reading of the following specification taken in conjunction with the drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional perspective view of an embodiment of the invention,

Figure 2 is a reduced sectional view, partly broken away, and taken substantially along line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a schematic view of an electrical circuit forming a part of the invention,

Figure-4 is a reduced fragmentary sectional view illustrating another form the invention may assume, and

Figure 5 is an isometric detail view of a bracket forming a partof the invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, there is shown therein a porcelainized container H] having a substantially flat bottom. II and a pourin lip l2 formed at the forward upper end thereof together with an integrally formed out.- wardly extending lip 13 which extends around the entire container l and which normally lies atop'a cover of a wooden housing is which is provided at its rear sidewith a carrying handle l6.

Hinged to the cover It by a multiple hinge ll is atoilet seat [8 and a seat cover IS. Thecontainer i0 is held in position within the housing l by means of a bracket affixed to each side thereof and connected by means of a snap. fastener 2| to a fastening device 22 mounted in'the adjacent side of the container housing I5.

In the bottom ll of the container I0 there is afiixed by means of screws 23' a pair of spaced aluminum discs 24 each having a lead washer 25 interposed between itself and the bottom ll. Upon a Wooden platform 23 mounted upon brackets 2T aiiixed to the sides of the housing i5 is a pair of contact arms 28 each of which is connected centrally to one of the screws 23. The yieldable contact member 29 is removably mounted'upon a headed pin 31. which extends through the forward side of the container l B and, in turn, is afiixed to a contact member 3| which is afiixed to the inner side of the forward Wall of the housing l5.

Within the container 15 in one corner thereof thereis mounted analarrn casing 32 within which is positioned alarm bells 33 which may, if desired, take the form of chimes or other audible signals.

Mounted upon the inner side of the housing I 5 and upon the rear wall thereof is a battery bracket comprising a plurality of upper contact members generally designated at 34 and a plurality of lower contact members each generally designated at 35. Each'of theupper contact members 34 consists of a vertically extending inner portion 36 having an opening 31 'therethrough for attachment to the housing, an integrally formed outwardly extending arm'38 and a downwardly extending foot portion 39. Each of the lower contact members consists of a vertically extending portion 40 having an opening 4| for attachment to the wall of the housing [5, an outwardly extending integrally formed arm 42 and an upwardly extending integrally formed foot portion 33. A plastic or other dielectric insulator strip A l interconnects the arms 39 and 43 in each case and each of the lower members 35 is connected to its neighboring upper member 34 by an S-shaped connector G5. Batteries 36 are interposed between the portions 42 and 38 in each case to thus place the batteries in series connec tion with one another.

In operation, it will be apparent that as the child utilizes the container H) for the purposes of depositing urine therein, that the acid quality of the same will form an electrical connection between the discs 24 to thus complete an electrical circuit including the batteries 46 and the alarm 83. If the infant should deposit fecal matter in the container and the same should come into contact with the yieldable member 29, the latter will be depressed into contact with the disc 24 therebeneath to thus complete an electrical circuit to the alarm 33 thus warning the parents or caretaker of the infant that he has utilized the container. A toggle switch 45a is mounted in the housing immediately above the handle 16 whereby the electrical circuits within the device may be rendered inoperative when desired.

In Figure 4 there is shown an alternative form of the invention wherein the bottom II of the container i0 is provided with a yieldable portion 41 which may be of rubber or the like and beneath which upon the bottom of the housing [5 is a switch as provided with an actuating arm 49 which extends upwardly to a point adjacent the portion 41. In this form of the invention it will be apparent that as urine or fecal matter is deposited in the container 10, the weight thereof will depress the portion 41 to thus move the contact arm of the switch 48 downwardly to thus complete a circuit to the alarm 33.

While but one form of the invention has been shown and described herein, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that many minor modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

' What is claimed is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a housing provided with a bottom, side walls and a top having an opening therein, a porcelainized container having sides, a bottom, a pouring lip, and an outwardly extending lip engaged atop the peripheral portion of the opening in the top of said housing, a handle afiixed to the outer rear wall of said housing, a seat hinged to said housing top, a seat cover hinged to said housing top, a bracket afiixed to the inner wall of said housing, a plurality of dry cell batteries mounted in said bracket, an alarm casing mounted in the lower portion of said housing, an alarm in said casing, said alarm being connected in the same circuit as said batteries and a pair of spaced, electrical contact discs mounted in the bottom of said container, said discs being connected in the circuit of said alarm and batteries and forming thereby an open switch adapted to be closed upon the depositing of acid urine in said container whereby to sound said alarm.

2. A device of the character described comprising a housing provided with a bottom, side walls and a top having an opening therein, a porcelainized container having sides, a bottom, a pouring lip, and an outwardly extending lip engaged atop the peripheral portion of the opening in the top of said housing, a handle afiixed to the outer rear wall of said housing, a seat hinged to said housing top, a seat cover hinged to said housing top, a bracket aflixed to the inner wall of said housing, a plurality of dry cell batteries mounted in said bracket, an alarm casing mounted in the lower portion of said housing, an alarm in said casing, said alarm being connected in the same circuit as said batteries and a pair of spaced, electrical contact discs mounted in the bottom of said container, said discs being connected in the circuit of said alarm and batteries and forming thereby an open switch adapted to be closed upon the depositing of acid urine in said container whereby to sound said alarm, and a toggle switch mounted in the wall of the housing adjacent said handle, said toggle switch being connected in the circuit of said alarm, batteries and spaced electrical contact discs.

3. A device of the character described comprising a housing provided with a bottom, side walls and a top having an opening therein, a porcelainized container having sides, a bottom, a pouring lip, and an outwardly extending lip engaged atop the peripheral portion of the opening in the top of said housing, a handle affixed to the outer rear wall of said housing, a seat hinged to said housing top, a seat cover hinged to said housing top, a bracket amxed to the inner wall of said housing, a plurality of dry cell batteries mounted in said bracket, an alarm casing mounted in the lower portion of said housing, an alarm in said casing, said alarm being connected in the same circuit as said batteries, and a pair of spaced electrical contact discs mounted in the bottom of said container, said discs being connected in the circuit of said alarm and batteries and forming thereby an open switch adapted to be closed upon the depositing of acid urine in said container, whereby to sound said alarm, a toggle switch mounted in the wall of the housing adjacent said handle, said toggle switch being connected in the circuit of said alarm, batteries and spaced electrical contact discs, a yieldable plate of electrically conducted material affixed in the wall of the container and having its free end extending over one of said electric contact discs in spaced parallel relation thereto, said plate and said one contact disc being connected in the circuit of said alarm and forming a second open switch connected in parallel with said first open switch formed by said pair of contact discs and adapted to be closed upon the depositing of solid material upon said plate.

JACK V. HEATH.

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